Just a quick note here while I have a minute. We had a wonderful weekend this past week at the film festival. I got some pictures, but none of them really turned out to be any good. If you would like to see some good pictures and read more about the weekend, you can go to:
http://www.visionforum.com/hottopics/blogs/dwp/
as well as
www.biblicalwomanhood.com/blog.htm.
I'll try to write more as time permits, and I'll also try to post some recent pictures of us.
For now, it's time for bed:)
~Bethany
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Word's of Wisdom...
This is a blog that was recently shared with me by a friend and I finally got a chance to read it and have been quite blessed. Would highly encourage you to take a look at A Wise Woman Builds Her House. A Wise Woman Builds Her House.
This article was an especial blessing to me and I thought I'd share it!!
Don't squander your time with your children when they are little---it's true that it goes by way too fast. Take time to:
-Play doll house with your daughters.
-Read a book (or two or three) outloud and take your time.
-Actually train them and not just discipline them.
-Take your older one out alone for ice cream--just to talk.
-Kiss your little baby from head to toe and then take loads of pictures for next week they will have grown.
-Run outside while it is raining and spin in circles with barefeet and splash in puddles (without an umbrella or raincoat!)
-Play ring-around-the-rosie with your children, sing as loud as you can and fall down and look as silly as possible.
-Praise your sons when they proudly bring newly captured bugs and worms home and pray they don't try to put it on you.
-Cancel all the things you have to do for the day and do all the things you have wanted to do with your children but 'never have time'.
-On a snowy day, run outside with the children to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
--Make a home video of all the children asking them questions of their favorite things and memories or do a project with them (like baking cookies)
-Call Grandma and Grandpa to come share in the fun. Build strong ties with the children while they are young.
Enjoy building up and strengthening those relationships while they are little. You won't look back and regret a single minute!
This article was an especial blessing to me and I thought I'd share it!!
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Don't squander your time with your children when they are little---it's true that it goes by way too fast. Take time to:
-Play doll house with your daughters.
-Read a book (or two or three) outloud and take your time.
-Actually train them and not just discipline them.
-Take your older one out alone for ice cream--just to talk.
-Kiss your little baby from head to toe and then take loads of pictures for next week they will have grown.
-Run outside while it is raining and spin in circles with barefeet and splash in puddles (without an umbrella or raincoat!)
-Play ring-around-the-rosie with your children, sing as loud as you can and fall down and look as silly as possible.
-Praise your sons when they proudly bring newly captured bugs and worms home and pray they don't try to put it on you.
-Cancel all the things you have to do for the day and do all the things you have wanted to do with your children but 'never have time'.
-On a snowy day, run outside with the children to catch snowflakes on your tongue.
--Make a home video of all the children asking them questions of their favorite things and memories or do a project with them (like baking cookies)
-Call Grandma and Grandpa to come share in the fun. Build strong ties with the children while they are young.
Enjoy building up and strengthening those relationships while they are little. You won't look back and regret a single minute!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A quick update...
For those of you faithful readers who are wondering what has happened to us:) I just wanted to give a little update.
A little over a week ago, we moved again:) We're still on the church property, but just a little farther back. We were having serious skunk smells at the church apartment, and one of the methods used to try to oust the smelly thing, were mothballs. For those of you who are familar with them, they can be quite deadly. Shortly after that, Victor and I both started having serious side effects and the mothball smell was quite strong. We removed the mothballs, but as the health problems continued, we were moved to a different place on the property.
Our new place is quite nice and large:) It's a three bedroom/two bath mobile home that is very nice on the inside. I'm enjoying getting settled in, and am learning to deal with the never ending ants:) I'm thankful that God keeps me supplied with mission field preparation!!!
Victor spoke in church this past Sunday on his view on missions. He has asked the church to consider ordaining him and sending us out as missionaries, so this is giving the church a chance to get to know him and his point of view a little better. His message was a real blessing to me, and others seem to like it as well.
Well, I'd love to write a whole lot more, but since we don't have internet at our new place, I have to come to the church to do this and it takes away time from getting things done around the house. So... I'll have to keep my posts short at least for now.
One last thought... we have my midwife appointment this Saturday, and we're hoping to make another attempt to find out what we're having. I'll try to let you all know if we do find out. I'll also try to keep you up to date about all our doings this week later on.
Hope you all are doing well....
Bethany
A little over a week ago, we moved again:) We're still on the church property, but just a little farther back. We were having serious skunk smells at the church apartment, and one of the methods used to try to oust the smelly thing, were mothballs. For those of you who are familar with them, they can be quite deadly. Shortly after that, Victor and I both started having serious side effects and the mothball smell was quite strong. We removed the mothballs, but as the health problems continued, we were moved to a different place on the property.
Our new place is quite nice and large:) It's a three bedroom/two bath mobile home that is very nice on the inside. I'm enjoying getting settled in, and am learning to deal with the never ending ants:) I'm thankful that God keeps me supplied with mission field preparation!!!
Victor spoke in church this past Sunday on his view on missions. He has asked the church to consider ordaining him and sending us out as missionaries, so this is giving the church a chance to get to know him and his point of view a little better. His message was a real blessing to me, and others seem to like it as well.
Well, I'd love to write a whole lot more, but since we don't have internet at our new place, I have to come to the church to do this and it takes away time from getting things done around the house. So... I'll have to keep my posts short at least for now.
One last thought... we have my midwife appointment this Saturday, and we're hoping to make another attempt to find out what we're having. I'll try to let you all know if we do find out. I'll also try to keep you up to date about all our doings this week later on.
Hope you all are doing well....
Bethany
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